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What did Edward Jenner pioneer?
What did Edward Jenner pioneer?
From what did Edward Jenner derive the terms vaccine and vaccination?
From what did Edward Jenner derive the terms vaccine and vaccination?
In which year did Edward Jenner describe the protective effect of cowpox against smallpox?
In which year did Edward Jenner describe the protective effect of cowpox against smallpox?
What percentage of the global population did smallpox kill in Jenner's time?
What percentage of the global population did smallpox kill in Jenner's time?
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For what position was Edward Jenner appointed in 1821?
For what position was Edward Jenner appointed in 1821?
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What did Edward Jenner pioneer?
What did Edward Jenner pioneer?
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What term did Edward Jenner devise to denote cowpox?
What term did Edward Jenner devise to denote cowpox?
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What was the protective effect described by Edward Jenner in his work?
What was the protective effect described by Edward Jenner in his work?
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What percentage of the global population did smallpox kill in Jenner's time?
What percentage of the global population did smallpox kill in Jenner's time?
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In what field was Edward Jenner among the first modern scholars?
In what field was Edward Jenner among the first modern scholars?
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Edward Jenner's Contributions
- Edward Jenner pioneered the development of vaccination.
- He derived the terms "vaccine" and "vaccination" from the Latin word "vacca," meaning cow.
- In 1796, Jenner described the protective effect of cowpox against smallpox.
- In Jenner's time, smallpox killed approximately 10% of the global population.
- In 1821, Jenner was appointed as a Physician Extraordinary to King George IV.
- Jenner devised the term "variolae vaccinae" to denote cowpox.
- He described the protective effect of cowpox against smallpox in his work.
- Edward Jenner was among the first modern scholars in the field of epidemiology.
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Test your knowledge of the pioneering physician and scientist, Edward Jenner, with this quiz. Learn about his contributions to the development of the smallpox vaccine and the history of vaccination.
